To cut or divide into separate disk-shaped pieces or segments.
From Latin discindere, from dis- (apart) + cindere (to cut), literally meaning 'to cut apart' with the implication of creating disk or circular pieces.
The Latin root 'cid' meaning 'to cut' appears in many English words—suicide, coincide, pesticide—all suggesting a cutting action, and discind is just a rare botanical variation!
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